1999 World Masters Athletics Championships is the thirteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Championships or World Veterans Athletics Championships at the time) that took place in Gateshead, England from 29 July to 8 August 1999. An official website was established for the first time in this series:
The main venue was Gateshead International Stadium; some stadia events were held at Riverside Stadium and Monkton Stadium.
This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men.
The governing body of this series is World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA). WAVA was formed at the inaugural edition of this series at Toronto in 1975, then officially founded during the second edition in 1977. During General Assembly on 5 August at this Championships, a proposed amendment to change the name of the organization from WAVA to World Association of Masters Athletes (WAMA) was defeated,
though the name would eventually be changed to World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the Brisbane Championships in 2001.
This Championships was organized by WAVA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by Mike Newton.
In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events included 10K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.
World Records Past Championships results are archived at WMA. Additional archives are available from British Masters Athletic Federation
as a pdf newsletter,
from Museum of Masters Track & Field
as a searchable pdf
and as National Masters News pdf newsletters.
Australian results are summarized in a Victorian Masters Athletics pdf newsletter retrospective.
Several masters world records were set at this Championships. World records for 1997 are from the list of World Records in the National Masters News September newsletter unless otherwise noted.
Key:
Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW65 100 MetersIrene OberaW85 100 MetersNora WedemoW65 200 MetersIrene OberaW85 200 MetersNora WedemoW75 400 MetersPaula SchneiderhanW60 800 MetersGerda van KootenW65 800 MetersJean HorneW60 1500 MetersGerda van KootenW45 2000 Meters SteeplechaseVictoria AdamsWSO 2000 Meters SteeplechaseVictoria AdamsW6O 2000 Meters SteeplechaseSara UrrutiaW65 2000 Meters SteeplechaseAna TebesW70 2000 Meters SteeplechaseShirley BrasherW40 80 Meters HurdlesJocelyn HarwoodW85 80 Meters HurdlesAsta LarssonW8O 5K Race WalkBritta TibblingW85 5K Race WalkMargit LindgrenW40 4 x 100 Meters RelayGabi Horwedel, Susanne Fritsche, Silke Heitmann, Anke MoritzWSO 4 x 100 Meters RelayBeatrix Blank, Ingrid Meier, Doris Gallep, Brigitte Schommler{W6O 4 x 100 Meters RelayChristiane Schmalbruch, Elfriede Hofman, Gerti Reichert, Erika DrerollW35 4 x 400 Meters RelayVirginia Mitchell, Jennie Mathews, Angela Beadnall, Linda GabrielW50 4 x 400 Meters RelayYvonne Priestman, Mary Waters, Lynda Robson, Sheila CareyThe National Masters News September newsletter reported a German team time of 4:28.51W6O 4 x 400 Meters RelayDorothy Fraser, Pamela Jones, Jean Hulls, Elizabeth HolmesW45 High JumpDebbie BrillW75 High JumpHelgi PedelW80 High JumpOlga KotelkoW75 Long JumpPaula SchneiderhanW6O Pole VaultBecky SisleyW65 Shot PutRosemary ChrimesW65 Discus ThrowRosemary ChrimesW40 Hammer throwMargrith Duss-MuellerW75 Hammer throwKaija JortikkaW45 Javelin ThrowJean LinternW55 Javelin ThrowKarin IllgenW70 Javelin ThrowRachel HanssensW40 Weight PentathlonCarol FinsrudW5O Weight PentathlonMargarethe TomanekW75 Weight PentathlonKaija JortikkaW8O Weight PentathlonOlga Kotelko
Men EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM85 100 MetersVittorio ColoM45 200 MetersStephen PetersStephen Peters achieved M45 200m World Record of 22.19 in semi-finalsM95 200 MetersWaldo McBurneyM45 400 MetersStephen PetersM75 400 MetersLucas NelM60 800 MetersAlan BradfordM70 800 MetersEarl FeeM70 1500 MetersSimon HerlaarM90 1500 MetersJohn FarrellM60 2000 Meters SteeplechaseAlan BradfordM65 2000 Meters SteeplechaseFrancisco VicenteM75 2000 Meters SteeplechaseSoichl TamoiM80 2000 Meters SteeplechaseDan BulkleyM75 80 Meters HurdlesMelvin LarsenM60 300 Meters HurdlesGuido MüllerGuido Müller was spelled Guido Müeller in the resultsM80 300 Meters HurdlesDan BulkleyM65 5K Race WalkGerhard WeidnerM95 5K Race WalkWaldo McBurneyM85 20K Race WalkJames GrimwadeM60 4 x 100 Meters RelayJürgen Radke, Rolf Temme, Hans Jürgen Gasper, Karl-Heinz BussM60 4 x 400 Meters RelayPaul Johnson, Lawrence Colbert, Martyn Adamson, Mack StewartM80 4 x 400 Meters RelayOtto Ludzuweit, Eric Janicaud, Eugen Eble, Friedrich MahloM65 Long JumpLawrence RichardsM60 Shot PutFranz RatzerM85 Shot PutKasimir GassmannM85 Discus ThrowRoss CarterM95 Discus ThrowWaldo McBurneyM60 Javelin ThrowWladyslaw KowalczykM60 Javelin ThrowAlexsander SakowM60 Javelin ThrowBerthold MaierM65 Javelin ThrowOlavi RantanenM70 Javelin ThrowHärje NorebornM40 Weight PentathlonKenneth JanssonM45 Weight PentathlonVasilis ManganasM55 DecathlonRolf GeeseM75 DecathlonPekka PenttiläMBO DecathlonTakuru Miura
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